An unusual (subcarinal) case of pulmonary artery sling
2001; BMJ; Volume: 85; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1136/heart.85.4.457
ISSN2053-5864
Autores Tópico(s)Congenital Heart Disease Studies
ResumoBackground-There is a perceived conflict between the need for service provision and surgical training within the National Health Service (NHS).Trainee surgeons tend to be slower (thereby reducing theatre throughput), and may have more complications (increasing hospital stay and costs).Objective-To quantify the eVect of training on outcome and costs.Design-Data on 2740 consecutive isolated coronary artery bypass (CABG) operations were analysed retrospectively.Redo and emergency procedures were excluded.The seniority of the operating surgeon was related to operating times, risk stratified outcome, and overall hospital costs.Setting-Regional cardiothoracic surgery unit.Main outcome measures-Postoperative mortality; hospital costs.Results-Consultants, senior trainees, intermediate trainees, and junior trainees performed 1524, 759, 434, and 23 procedures, respectively.Trainees at the three diVerent levels were directly supervised by a consultant in 55%, 95%, and 100% of cases.The unadjusted mortalities were 3.2%, 2.0%, 2.3%, and 4.3%, respectively (NS).There were no significant diVerences between the groups with respect to time in the intensive care unit and length of hospital stay.The mean cost per patient was £6619, £6572, £6494, and £6404 (NS).Conclusions-Trainees performed 44.4% of all CABG operations.There was no detrimental eVect on patient outcome, length of hospital stay, or overall hospital costs.There need be little conflict between service and training needs, even in hospitals with extensive training programmes.
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